Star clusters
The massive compact star cluster in NGC 3603 and its surroundings
May 31, 2010 · ESA/Hubble · Carina
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This view of the rich star formation region NGC 3603 and its massive compact central star cluster was taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The region that was studied in detail to detect the motion of stars within the cluster is shown as a box.
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